Carnival
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Happiness leaves a wasteland… A work that took a week of my time which I enjoyed to create a lot. All models are courtesy of Marcus Ranum
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Watercolor and colored pencil / I’m happy and proud to announce that Ana of AnaCBStudio / nominated this painting to for the Pay It Forward Group. Here’s what / she wrote in the comments column: “Gorgeous details and composition…love it!” Masks are fascinating, I appreciate them as works of art and ritual objects and have a few tribal and Japanese Noh masks on my walls. When masks are being worn, however, I find them unsettling, even sinister. I painted this image around the time of Samhain, and at the time was thinking about the custom of wearing costumes and masks this time of year (and around carnival), and playing around with the concept of exactly what it is that makes them creepy (to me, anyway) This is from my notes: Shielding inner self from outer world by donning a mask, or guising, is a practice deeply rooted in social conditioning and survival instinct. In ritual and sacred theater, masks permit wearers to transform, channel, and manifest energies. During carnival masks obscure identities, allowing participants to act out and overthrow the established normal behaviors of their communities before entering the annual Christian ritual of Lent, a period of self denial and sacrifice. In every instance the act of donning a mask suppresses or conceals true identity, enabling a wearer to adapt and project a desired personality. Often the nature of guising allows uncharacteristic behavior and aspects of behavior not normally practiced. Shamans, priestesses, entertainers and celebrants of Carnival and Halloween are masked for limited time with clearly defined roles and boundaries of time and space. In daily life, masks are more subtle and not so easily removed. This painting depicts what seems to be a pretty child wearing a mask, but much of her face is hidden. The visible portion reveals nothing and might as well be paper mache or leather for it lacks expression. Only the eyes are alive, watching us just as closely as we are watching them. Who, or what, is really behind the mask, and what is her, his, or its intent? Things (and people) arent always what they first appear. Expect the unexpected. Text and image copyright Helena Nelson – Reed. Please do not use without written permission.
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What demons are in your soul? Come to the “Carnival of Fright” and you just may find out. Decated to Shanina who started this idea in my sick mind. Thank you for viewing my work. Image copyright © 2007, Larry Fridel. Copying and displaying or redistribution of this image without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.
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My rules for photography and art are very simple – I like it, or I don’t… / / Thanks for visiting my folio :) / I appreciate your taking time to view what I’ve been up to, and enjoy reading your comments. / / / Writings (or ramblings) / Weaver / High-Flyer / The 10th / The In-Between Place / The Haggard Crone / Come, Dark / Chandelier Brain / Eat Me / You’re Strange, Rick / Ever-Queen / Sleeping / Beauty / The Black, White & Grey / /
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Holga photograph shot at the 2007 MN State Fair. The dark sky despite bright daylight is due to holding a polarizer in front of the lens. You may purchase prints at ELBfoto
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A ferris wheel in motion on a cloudy afternoon.
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A sad boy masked as a cute dino.
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Photo featuring the flashing lights and motion of amusement park rides. This print captures that other worldliness that draws so many to these places where one can experience a few moments of wild abandon. This photo was captured digitally but transformed into a photo akin to something taken with a lomo camera.
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Carnival in Venice, Italy February 2008. Mask in Color: /
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Original photo © jc warburton 06 / New Jersey shore, boardwalk, Point Pleasant, N.J. / Nikon D70 Calendar, Fun Fotos Winner of Challeng: The Beginner’s Corner Featured in: The Beginner’s Corner Beam Me Up Scotty!
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/ MCN: CB365-EA337-2062C / / © Imber 2007. All photographs and artworks in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Imber. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved.
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Albuquerque, NM. 2007 Jamie Ho Polaroid (editions pending)
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Christmas night at the Show in Coffs Harbour…dead! / But the colours were beautiful and I wanted to test out my new camera I had got for Chrissy. / I added some texture and colour in Photoshop.
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Moomba 2008, Melbourne / / / / / / / / /
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Carnival d’Enlightenment: The Lion Tamer / Look Within / Be Still Free from Fear and Attachment Know the Sweet Joy of of the Way / / °º¤ø…ø¤º°´¯`´°º¤ø…ø¤º°´¯`´°º¤ø…ø¤º°°º¤ø…ø¤º°°º¤ø…ø¤º /
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Folk Devils and Moral Panics / This is artwork I have just completed for one-man-music-show Onemancabal / I just wanted to share this piece because I am so very proud of it, I put my heart and soul into this work – and I think when you listen to the music you’ll agree it suits. The idea for this piece was to create a long artwork that would be divided into the various parts of the CD packaging – so the far left is the cover, with the middle section on the inside front cover and the inlay, and the far right is the back of the CD. My intention was to have just a few characters coming onto the front and back of the case, to entice people to open it up and be blown away by the intricate illustration inside. Like a reward for buying the CD! We wanted to have innocent looking characters with a slightly sinister edge to them – reflecting the music (which has some beautiful folky, traditional sounds but isn’t all it seems). It was a great blend of my two distinctive styles and I am absolutely in love with it! / I’ll be posting details and credits on my website soon – and perhaps some snap shots of how it all came together…enjoy! P.S This is only a demo CD, so fingers crossed Onemancabal gets signed and we can all buy his beautiful music…
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